Why people are angry about the $10 bill change

The issue that many take, however, is not about whether a bill
should feature a woman — it is about which man she should
replace.

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing announced that
Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, would
share the front of the $10 bill with a woman to be chosen later
this year. The new $10 bill will go into circulation in 2020 to
mark the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage.

The US Department of the Treasury has invited people to share on
Twitter their thoughts on which woman should grace the $10 bill
on Twitter with the hashtag #TheNewTen.

That's where the controversy is most apparent:

So we're going to remove the father of modern banking but leave the treaty breaking genocide committer? #TheNew10 should be #TheNew20

Some think forcing Hamilton, rather than Andrew Jackson on the
$20 bill, to share the spotlight is a curious decision.

Jackson, the seventh US President, has a deeply flawed history. He owned hundreds of
slaves, executed American soldiers for desertion, and is
responsible for the forcible relocation of some 45,000 Native
Americans on the "Trail of Tears," resulting in the deaths of
4,000 Cherokee alone.

A recent biography of the politician called "Jacksonland"
by Steve Inskeep portrays Jackson as a ruthless businessman and
military general who profited from the illegal sale of Native
American lands to white settlers.

Jackson "managed national security affairs in a way that matched
his interest in land development," Inskeep writes.

Hamilton, on the other hand, was a founding father of the US and
the first secretary of the treasury. Hamilton was also the
architect of the early American financial system and established
a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade
relations with Britain.

Still, that may not be enough to satisfy some groups, such as
Woman on 20s, which has petitioned to have Harriet
Tubman featured on the $20 bill.

A rendering of Harriet
Tubman on the $20 bill.Women on
20s

"This is a way to literally pay respect to women that is long
overdue and can be seen as a step in the right direction toward
greater gains in gender and racial equality," Women on 20s
executive director Susan Ades Stone told
Business Insider in May.